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Noah's Garden: Restoring the Ecology of Our Own Backyards 20 reviews
Sara B. Stein
Houghton Mifflin, 1995
Thank you, Sara
+ well written look at our impact on ecosystems
+ pioneering the suburban frontier
+ I laughed and I cried
+ Charming memoir
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We Made a Garden (Modern Library Gardening) 3 reviews
Margery Fish
Modern Library, 2002
Garden story....
+ Great Garden, Great Book, Not So Great Marriage
WE MADE A GARDEN is a lovely little book by Margery Fish, an "elderly" English lady who with her husband (he who must be obeyed or cleverly deceived it seems) moved to a country manor and converted the mostly lawn areas into gardens of shrubs, flowers, and herbs. First published in the U.K. in the ...
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Apprentice to a Garden2 reviews
Evelyn J. Hadden
BookSurge Publishing, 2005
Simply delightful and thoughtful narrative
+ turning lawn into life
I just loved this book! Hadden expresses her joys and challenges as she converts a barren, St. Paul city lot into a lush, semi-private garden. Along the way she learns which plants thrive in her environment and which ones don't. She also discovers an abundance of wildlife which slowly migrate to ...
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People with Dirty Hands: The Passion for Gardening11 reviews
Robin Chotzinoff
Harvest Books, 1997
It is the perfect gift for the gardening fanatic!!
+ Travel of Spontaneous Purpose
+ Freaky gardeners grow the best crops
+ A rose by any other name.....
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My Summer in a Garden (Modern Library Gardening)4 reviews
Charles Dudley Warner
Modern Library, 2002
Only read Warner
+ Not Your Usual Garden Book
+ Behold the onion....
+ Philosopher's Garden
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From the Ground Up: The Story of a First Garden 18 reviews
Amy Stewart
St. Martin's Griffin, 2002
Inspiration for a garden
+ A gentle, West Coast read
+ The neighborly art of gardening
+ I've Found the Bill James of Gardening!
+ An interesting, beautiful, fascinating book!
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A Gentle Plea for Chaos 2 reviews
Mirabel Osler
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, 2000
The perfect gift for the avid gardener
On the enchantment of gardening, Mirabel Osler writes, "Somewhere, invisibly and very powerfully, I am being got at by something very pushy...I know that when I walk into my garden and start working, I am drawn across an invisible threshold I never knew existed until I began to grovel." Warm and ...
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Green Thoughts: A Writer in the Garden (Modern Library Gardening)10 reviews
Eleanor Perenyi
Modern Library, 2002
"Green Thoughts" by Eleanor Perenyi
+ not PC but OK
+ Green Thoughts
+ Adored this book
+ Woman's work.....
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The Virago Book of Women Gardeners1 review
Little, Brown Book Group, 1996
In the company of women
The full title of this anthology is "The Illustrated Virgo Book of Women Gardeners". Virago is the division of international publisher Little, Brown &Co that pays serious attention to women's writing. They chose an editor who is herself a student of English Literature as well as a gardener and gave ...
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Why We Garden: Cultivating a Sense of Place6 reviews
Jim Nollman
Holt Paperbacks, 1996
Not just for gardeners
+ Finding the Zen in the Garden
+ imbuing our gardens with fun and meaning
+ Uniquely guiding the reader through an intimate respect of "green thumb" activities
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Gardening by Heart: The Extraordinary Gift of an Ordinary Garden (Sierra Club Books Publication)25 reviews
Joyce McGreevy
Sierra Club Books, 2000
A Joy to Read
+ Read this book in your garden!
+ Dear Sister, We have a new best friend!
+ Grow your plants; grow your soul
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Deep in the Green: An Exploration of Country Pleasures6 reviews
Anne Raver
Vintage, 1996
Gardening for life...
+ What to do after the tomatoes die
+ Great Garden Writing
+ Deep in the Green: An Exploration of Country Pleasures
+ The Garden as a Door
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The Secrets of Wildflowers: A Delightful Feast of Little-Known Facts, Folklore, and History7 reviews
Jack Sanders
The Lyons Press, 2003
Little Gem of a Book
+ Great information.
+ The Secrets of Wildflowers
+ Fun read for wildflower fans
+ Wildflower Wonders
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Paths of Desire: The Passions of a Suburban Gardener6 reviews
Dominique Browning
Scribner, 2004
I don't even garden
+ Living with a garden in suburbia
+ Inspiration for Suburban Transplants
+ Charming
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A Garden Story2 reviews
Leon Whiteson
Mercury House, 1996
The garden as a metaphor for ... almost everything
In this memoir, Whiteson, who was new to me, relates his decision to create a garden in the yard of his Hollywood home. The book alternates between discussions of the garden and recollections from the author's life. In this sense, the novel serves much like Proust's madeleine, though many of the ...
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Stronger Than Dirt: How One Urban Couple Grew a Business, a Family, and a New Way of Life from the Ground Up1 review
Kim Schaye, Chris Losee
Three Rivers Press, 2003
Beyond Gardening
What a fun book! Stronger than Dirt is a funny, fun, interesting look into the world of farming -- through formerly non-farmers' eyes. Told in a "he says, she says" format, you're able to see both sides of a funny -- and true -- story. Ms. Schaye's descriptions of the heat, sweat, labor, and ...
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An Island Garden9 reviews
Celia Thaxter
Houghton Mifflin, 2002
An absolutely wonderful book!
+ An Island Garden
+ An Island Garden
+ Allen Lacey wrote the intro - Not Tasha Tudor
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Live Arrival Guaranteed: A Sandhill Memoir
Hazel St. Germain Grange
University of Wisconsin Press, 2006
Distributed for Martin Communications and Marketing, Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin
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Second Nature: A Gardener's Education23 reviews
Michael Pollan
Grove Press, 2003
Lawn Mowing et al
+ Delightful reading
+ philosopher of gardening
Pollans description of what is a green thumb and the sysiphean art of mowing reminded me how therapeutic gardening can be and why it cures depression. Thank you Michael for making me look at my roses in a totally different way. You will love this book if you tend to think in pictures and love the ...
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Mrs. Greenthumbs Plows Ahead: Five Steps to the Drop-Dead Gorgeous Garden of Your Dreams8 reviews
Cassandra Danz
Three Rivers Press, 1999
Warm, witty and wise
+ First book was better
+ Easy to understand design concepts explained with humor
+ Lighthearted writing to take seriously
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